Weekend Retreat: JAN 17-19
Fri, Jan 17
|Detroit Zen Center
Zen retreats are an opportunity to join the lifestyle of a zen monk for a few days, building strength and stability through spiritual practice, healthy routine, fellowship & discipline, under the guidance of a Zen master. Sunday Zen Workshop is a pre-requisite.
Time & Location
Jan 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – Jan 19, 2025, 1:00 PM
Detroit Zen Center, 3030 Casmere St. Hamtramck
About the Event
OVERVIEW:
Zen retreats are an opportunity to enter the life-stlye of a zen monk for a few days, building strength and stability through spiritual practice, healthy routine, fellowship, & discipline, under the guidance of a Zen master. The schedule includes 6 hours/day of meditation, personal meetings with the Abbot or Master, preparing and eating together whole-food vegan meals, simple manual projects. Retreats are device-free.
We begin or deepen meditation study in the context of community life, transforming negative habits. Participants stay full time at the Zen Center, and sleep dormitory style in the meditation hall. We begin with a retreat meeting & orientation at 6pm on Friday, and end on Sunday by 1pm.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS:
Beginners are welcome. Prior attendance of a Detroit Zen Center Sunday Zen Workshop is required, as well as an interview. If you have experience in another meditation tradition, or are traveling in from out …